Fishhook



1943. M. s. DUNKELBERGER EIAL 2,334,613

msnnoox Filed Feb. 14, 1942 iatented Nov. 16, 1943 UNITED ,7 risnnook Milton S.DunkelbergerandByron C.'-Dunkelberg- I er, Dayton, Ohio, assignors to The American 'Display Company, Dayton,=0hio. a corporation of Ohio Application February 14, 1942, Serial No. 430,910

r 6 Claims.

This invention relates to fish-hooks and the method of making same and more particularly to fish-hooks made from cheap materials fabricated bythe use of mass .productionmethods" An object of this inventionis to produce' a composite fish-hook from sheet material stamp- V 1ngs.

Another object of'th'is invention isto provide a fish-hook from. sheet material stampings so thatthe shank of the hook is substantialiy rectangular in cross sectional-area.

Another object of this invention'is to produce a fish-hook from metal stampings wherein the bill is first formed into a-chisel edge severed so asto form a barb and a point from the chisel Another object of this invention is to provide a fish-hook from metalstampings that is tempered after fabricationh Another object of this invention is to provide a composite fish-hook wherein the members are held together by swaging at least one of the members, so as to cause it to interlock withanother member.

Another object o fthis'i'nvention is to 'join two Other objects and advantages reside in the construction of parts, the combination thereof and the mode of operation, as will become more apparent from the following description.

In the drawing,

Figure ,1 is a perspective view of the preferred 7 embodiment of the fish-hook. r

Figure 2 is an enlarged side elevational view of one of the stampings utilized in themanufac-v ture of the hook shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an enlarged detail view of another stamping used in the manufacture of the hook shown in Figure 1. Y

Figure 4 is a cross sectional view taken substantially on the line 44 of Figure 5.

Figure 5 is a cross sectional view takensubstantially on the line 55 of Figure 4 and line 5--5 of the member shown in Figure 2.

Figure 6 is an enlarged detail view showing the hook portion in the process of manufacture. Figure 7 discloses a single hook made from a metallic stamping; wherein the hook itself has been made by the process shown in part in Figure 6.

Figure 8 is a double hook made from a stamp- 1ng, wherein. the two hooks have been made ,by the process showniriFigureG.

7 In= thepast, small fish-hooksflhavejgenerally been made from wire curvedflinto the proper shape, having'abill including a point and aba'rb. This has'required a special process and relies 'upon suitable wire being available for the manufacture thereof. It has been discovered that metallic stampings may have extremely sharp edges and points Furthermore, due to" priorities, caused by the'defense program, suitable wire for the manufacture of fish-hooks is notavailable. i

I The fish-hook disclosed herein is manufactured from metallic stampings formed from sheet metal properly fabricated and heat treated to as to form a suitable fish-hook. When the fish-hook assembly is provided with three or more arms, each provided with a bill'having a point-and a barb,

the'fish-hook assembly is preferably made from several members wherein the members are interlocked by a swaging operation on at least onejof the members, as will ap'pearmore fully from the detailed description that follows. f Referring to the drawing, the reference character I0 indicates the main body portion of the hook. The main body portion I0 is a sheet metal stamping, stamped from a large sheet of metal. The dies are preferably nestled together, so as to economize on sheet metal. I The weight of the finished hook depends entirely. upon the thickness of the sheet material. .Ifa thick, strong hook is required, the stamping is stamped from .a thick sheet of material. For lighter: weight hooks, thinner sheet material is used.

One end of the shank of' the mai'nzbody p01 tion In is provided with an opening or eyeJIZ adapted to receive the fi sh line. The shank is provided with a of apertures f4 and J6. In order to provide suflicient strength, the shank is somewhatwider'in the vicinity of the apertures than at the 'neck portion lfib. The lower end of the main body portion I0 is providedwith a pair of diverging arms 20; each terminating in a lobular portion 22,- shown in dotted 2 and in full lines in Figure 6.

lines in Figure H One sidefof the lobular portion 22 isfdrged so I V asto form a chisel-dike knife edge 24. This edge.

is-extremely sharp, After the edge 24 has been formed, the lobul ar portion is severed along the curved line 25 shown in Figure '6, so asto form the bill including a sharp point'28 and a retaining .barb 38.

This pointrdoes not receive any further sharpening operation. By forming the knife edge 24 and severing'the lobular portion along the line 26, a sharp point is always formed. The size of the lobular portion 2 2 is a matter of choice. For the purpose ofclearness it has been shown herewith.

exaggerated in size in the drawing submitted As may best be seen in Figure 5, the arms 20 are deflected from the original plane-AB of the sheet material, so as to form an angle of substantially 120 with respect to each other. The

shank portion of the main body l remains sub:

stantially flat throughout the entire length there:

proportion and arrangement of parts, the comof with the exception of the lower portion which I may be slightly curved when bending, the arms 21 d v v I generally stated consist in a device capable of marrying out the objects set forth, as disclosed into proper position.

A third hook member 4h provided a, hill having a pointed hook 28' and a retaining barb 30 is fixedly attached to the shank of the main body portion Hi. This has been accomplished by per-' manently interlocking the members. In thepre ferred, embodiment this has been accomplished by projecting a pair of tongues 42 and 44 through the apertures l4andl6, "followed'by a swaging operation. An 'arcu'ate portion 46 extends between the tongues 42 and '44 of the stamping as shown in Figure '3'. "The'distance between the tongues 42 and. is'substantially equalto the :distance between the apertures 14 and I6.

After the tongues 42 and-44 have been extended through the apertures l4 and 16 respectively, the 1 arcuate portion 46 is 'swaged and straightened from the dot dash positionshown vin F'igure 4 to the full line position. This causes thetongues 42 and 44 to be spread slightly and to be angulai'ly' disposed with respect to the straightened portion 46, thereby interlocking member'M lwith the main body portion Ill. It is unnecessary to upset or rivet the ends of the tongues 42 and 44. Furthermore, it is unnecessary to weld the parts together. i By the swaging arrangement, 'a hook assembly is formed provided with three bills'equia'ngularly disposed; Each bill is preferably deflected from the planeoi the supporting arms and 40, as the case may be, asclearly shown in Figure 5, whereall of the hooks havebe'enl'de- 'flected in a counterclockwise direction. This'results in a slightly spirally disposed hook arrangement, which is preferred by anglers. v

In the preferred'embodiment' a threeprong hook hasbeen shown. In Figure '7 a single prong hook has been shown, made by aprocess similar to that described in connection with the preferred embodiment described above; In the modification disclosed in Figure 8, a'two prong hook hasbe'e'n shown, made from a stamping severed from sheet metal. The points 28 are formed by the process disclosed in Figure 6;

The preferred method of producing'the hooks utilizes soft sheet material, such as sheet iron, of

a comparatively high carbon content. Thecarbon content depends entirely upon the process used in treating'thematerial and'the desired characteristics of the linished'product. After the hooks have been formed and assem'bled','they are preferably subjected to .a suitable heat treatment,

as for example, by heating the assembly to a cherry-red temperature,th en quenching the hook assembly in oil, resulting in a hard, brittle hook assembly. In order to give the assembly the necessary tensile strength and elasticity, the quenched assembly is reheated so as to give it the desirable blue color. Thereby, the desired temper is attained. Instead of this treatment, the hook assembly may be case-cardened or it may be treated by a cyanide process, so as to giveit the desired temper. Any suitable process of tempering the assembly may beused.

.. 1' Although preferred that within the purview of this invention various changes may be made in the form, details,

bination thereof and mode of operation, which portions e'ach includin'g a bill provided with a point and a'barb; each of said hook portions deflecting-from the plane'of the shank portion through an angle of substantially 30, and a sheet metal hook-shaped'rnember provided with a bill at one end having a point and a barb, the opposite end of the hook-shaped member being fixedly attached to the shank portion of the main'body memberso as to extend in a plane substantially normal to the plane of the shank portion of the main body member.

2. A fish-hook assembly including a main body, said main body having an apertured shank portion and a pair of oppositely disposed hook portions, each hook portion including a pointed bill provided with a barb, and a hook-shaped member provided with tongues fixedly seated in said apertures in theshank portion to hold the members in rigid relation with respect to each other. e 3. A fish-hook assembly including a main body,said main body having a shank portion provided with a pair of apertures, and a hookshaped member having one end terminating in a pointed bill provided with a barb, the opposite end of the hook-shaped member being provided with a pair of tongues projecting through said torigidly interlock said member to the main body. 1 fl. A fishhook assembly including a main body member, said main body member having a shank portion and a pair of oppositely disposed hook portions each hook portion including a bill provided with a point and a barb, and a hook shaped member, one of said members being provided with apertures and the other with tongues projecting into the apertures and fixedly seated therein so as to hold the members in a rigid relation with respect to each other.

5. A fish-hook assembly including a main body member. :said body member having 'a shank portion provided with apertures therein, a hook portion merging iromthe shank portion and terminating in a pointed bill provided with a barb, and a rlock-shaped member pro: vided with tongues fixedly seated in some e f-the apertures in the shank portion, said tongues defleeting so :as to interlock the members in a rigid relation with respect to each other.

6. A member vfor use in a composite fish-hook, said member including a of tongues, an arcuate portion spanning the distance between the tongues and integral therewith, a straight portion beyond one of the tongues, said straight portion merging into a hook portion terminating in a pointed bill provided. with a barb.

MILTON S. DUNKELBERGER. BYRON C. DUNKELBERGER. 

